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Country around New Underwood is a rural area of about 1,180 people in Meade County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Rapid City, SD and 327 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $847 a month.
1,180people
$253kTypical home
$847/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
47"Snow
253Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,180 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 327 mi to Denver, CO
- 24 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,596/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (170 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (832 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to RAP airport
- 317 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 280 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,772 ft
- 963 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meade County: R+51 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk